Baltic Cities tackle lifestyle related diseases – The development of an innovative model for prevention interventions targeting public health authorities in the Baltic Sea Region

The overall objective of the BaltCityPrevention project is a socio-economic innovation – a model for the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases in adolescents, which is beneficial for municipalities and state institutions responsible for health promotion. This model is based on the assumption that it is necessary to go where the users are and to observe their personal lifestyle, their habits and special needs. In the case of adolescents it means integrating modern information communication technology devices into health promotion activities.
The main activities:
Identifying the needs of municipalities and state institutions responsible for health promotion
Development of a new innovative prevention model
Assessment of tools to assess the needs of the end user (adolescents)
Assessment of tools related to behaviour modification
Assessment of tools to develop a new health e-application for health promotion
Advancement of knowledge on how to adapt prevention activities to the needs of the end users
Testing of an innovative prevention model and evaluation of the results
Encouraging cross-border cooperation between municipalities, state institutions responsible for health promotion and small and medium-sized companies to improve health promotion activities